Pages

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

SUTTA KATHIRIKAI THUVAYAL

This is a thuvayal made with Smoked eggplants.The brinjal is roasted in direct flame and then ground to make thuvayal. This has a wonderful smoky flavor and can also be had as a side dish for idli/dosa

Ingredients:Brinjal/Eggplant: 2 medium (or 1 large)Urad dhal: 2 tablespoonRed chillies: 4 to 6Salt: 1 tspTamarind: small gooseberry sizedAsafoetida: a pinchOil: 2 tspProcedure:Insert a knife or fork in the eggplant and cook in direct flame for a few minutes.Cook until the skin srinks and is easy to peelAllow to cool and peel the skin and slightly mash the brinjalHeat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and fry the urad dal , red chillies, tamarind and hingAllow to cool and grind along with mashed brinjal

Notes:The brinjal can also be smoked in microwave oven.Just cut the vegetable , brush with some oil and microwave for 5 minutes